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Acute severe asthma, also known as status asthmaticus, is an acute exacerbation of asthma that does not respond to standard treatments of bronchodilators (inhalers) and corticosteroids. [2] Asthma is caused by multiple genes , some having protective effect, with each gene having its own tendency to be influenced by the environment although a ...
Mast cell activation was assigned an ICD-10 code (D89.40, along with subtype codes D89.41-43 and D89.49) in October 2016. [18] According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAI), the most precise method of diagnosing MCAS is through a bone marrow biopsy and aspirate. [16]
Intestinal ischemia is a medical condition in which injury to the large or small intestine occurs due to not enough blood supply. [ 2] It can come on suddenly, known as acute intestinal ischemia, or gradually, known as chronic intestinal ischemia. [ 1] The acute form of the disease often presents with sudden severe abdominal pain and is ...
Signs and symptoms. Functional abdominal pain syndrome is characterized by frequent or chronic stomach pain and a reduction in everyday activity. [2] The pain is persistent, near-constant, or regularly reoccurring. The pain is not related to food intake or defecation. [1] Functional abdominal pain is usually periumbilical and is not accompanied ...
Twelfth rib syndrome. Twelfth rib syndrome, also known as rib tip syndrome, is a painful condition that occurs as a result of highly mobile floating ribs. It commonly presents as pain that may be felt in the lower back or lower abdominal region as a result of the 11th or 12th mobile rib irritating the surrounding tissues and nervous systems.
Blumberg's sign (also referred to as rebound tenderness or Shchetkin–Blumberg's sign) is a clinical sign in which there is pain upon removal of pressure rather than application of pressure to the abdomen. (The latter is referred to simply as abdominal tenderness .) It is indicative of peritonitis. It was named after German surgeon Jacob ...
Gastroenterology. An acute abdomen refers to a sudden, severe abdominal pain. [ 1] It is in many cases a medical emergency, requiring urgent and specific diagnosis. Several causes need immediate surgical treatment .
Somatic symptom disorder, also known as somatoform disorder, or somatization disorder, is defined by one or more chronic physical symptoms that coincide with excessive and maladaptive thoughts, emotions, and behaviors connected to those symptoms. The symptoms are not deliberately produced or feigned, and they may or may not coexist with a known ...